Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-27
4 DAY N C0URT.
Thouehfs and speeula-
items Of . stranger.
Our Cosrt Hsuss-Ths Juars-Ths bar
Oslsera 81 ths witnesses
and Listsssrs he
marks, TsxsfheF vita .
Pew spssaiatiszs.


A40M1N u s1Att4
Amone shs frse shsws ana snnass-
ments pnFveyed by . eonstdeEaie f,eRfs-
IatuKs for Q pleasure loving bat ilnFa
ennious pubiie, the ccuria 81 Iaw are d.
sidedly am0pg the besl nppseoiatsd sad
ya9souixed. 10 tbs aEexsas idlaR they
are . source Of revex sndina enteFtain-
nent. and uot onlg Is no Qaaliacation
nseda1 20 be admitted 30 their portals,
but The spectator b free 70 easne. 70.
and ecmo again, and al wisasut bsirR
charged q sent fer The contenpisston u
Ne nmnssment Wlfh when thsy fnruish
him. Hsppsnina By The e0aFt hoase
She other morning. ] theu1ht wrnio
take fsfues fron shs lnslsnency Of tie
weather BY RoinR inside, and Of stfli
further Improving ihe occasion b.
wArcHKxo THE TRIALS.
Wklah Q cencourss Of people assembled
Feund The doorway, assured me must be
going on Ia The eOuFt room. MycnFi09
~ whetted " infection, assembled the
stairway sad IN company With three O.
four idle pnopie Like myself, pushed
aside ths foldinR doors and entered tie
temple Of Thamis. | may heFe remark
shat tbs contemplation Of forensic
arenas u 20 very novel speoiacle % ne.
have Witnessed plenty u them 10 ny
time from fFuwsy little asaizsa to Aus
traIia and CalifoFnia 10 tbe inpoalna
array Of lsaal paeeansry a. . Guiid Hah
OF 3 WestmimgtsE, ie vas once my for
tuns 20 live in shat part 81 London
which lies wBat Of Chanonfy Lane and
east Of Coyent Garden, the ground for
The most part between being covered b.
a. 10 Al - IA
epinse Inn and Lincoln'a Inn Fields.
On ahis charmed SPOT q speak Of four
or 6ve yeagn back we're located lhe
pFfneipaf courts Of thu country, inclnd-
lea al tha Vice ChanoelloEa', the Court
e Appeal, and that mysterious tribunal
presided over BIZ the Master Of The
Rolin. Scores OF times have happened
into These qaaint little places, Dickens
Ike. andohserveA theoufiOua proceedings
going on In them. Alas for sentiment
bat veil for euitoF. pefhaps. She historic
Vice Chancollors are pretty veil extinct;
theiF learned, leisnrely ways Of doing
huainess 20 leneeF End favor; their
pretty little brown Stons oouFt h0uaes
have bean demolished aud she venoFA-
bic lnenmbeats Of them have them
nalvea hoan feIseAted 10 tbs aaFish, I'M
WUWaUNNMUIH NAIX|NLLWEENN r. 0aANnts
Il vas With thoughts OF what ! had
Witnessed elsewhere In the way Of legal
display that / nov contemplated tbs
pcsne being enacted 10 your court
room and e0nieetnrcd on sho probable
status and condition In life Of nv I'm
mediate fellow spectators. Who were
theyf Had they any interest," IN the pro
esedinQs nov going on, or were they
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/ have observed In the course Of my life
that there is
AN opon ATTACHING rrsKLF TO rAHrIc.
UJAn PLACES.
Not necessarily unaavOsy In them
seivss, which makes itsolf felt immedi
ately on entering them. Thers II ths
odoE attaching 70 30 empty house; to
the inside OF church; 10 4 chips hold,
and, lastly, 10 = CoaFt Of Justice. II
wes this odof that began 10 inainuate
itself on me nov, aud which I at Onoe
recognized 90 80 old, bat not very savo-
~, aaqualntancs. have been Ia Oosrts
whers II is not positively disaeFeeable,
bot IN yeuF case, whether from improper
ventilation or owing 70 what caase, Il Il
a. loud and offensive ~ any body can
wiah il 10 be- However. bad smeils are
bat N nor diseoalfoFta and my attention
was soon abssrbed 10 taking In the fea
lures OF the forensic panorama 30 Law
ishly displayed 10 the eyes Of the Gu
Fiuns.
vIRsr, THKas was rHK sUD0K,
Or Court. ~ should dab hin, llokine
bland aud amiAhle aud IisteniD9 90 ths
remarks OF counsel With many evidences,
Of attention, From TIE matter and man
Der 81 the few woFda be- rd proceeding
from him ! judge bis Honor 90 be dis
passionate and pains taking. more like
u 70 succeed In hts pro- q son by india. tfy
Than BY The exhibition OF any extraOr
binary qualities Of bFilliancy. His head
10 good and his foisf easeBabif rather ven.
eFabie than otherwise. bul bis delivery
IL disappointing. his voice having none
81 thas impressive, soHoroas ring about
u which ons associates with high living
ana the e0nsumpiien OF mueh port. In.
deed, Judge 0Fsera's appearance is
somewhat ascetical and should rot be
81 ell surprised 10 hear that be vas an
advocate OF either high hoansa OF pro.
addition. cempare Inn with certain
roay .coloFsd, apple eamplexionad, trim
Whtskered Woe ohancel0r Of the "old
achool" Of whom Il was aveFred thai
every day fer ferty years be bad con.
samed TIVE bottles OF eFusted p0rt With
bis dinner except on Sandays, when be
consumed throa. This old gentleman
IN bis time was esteemed q prodigy Of
Earning aad erudition. and ~ far from
the generous vine muddliug his iadg
ment. Il only served 20 clarity Ii.
l am net an adve ate Of the theory that
wia00m and lena life lies Ia the bottle;
butii neliess II IL q fact that most OF the
historic judges Of England like tie III.
dona And she Mausaelasl have been
high itvers, and, what IL more, have pro.
longed their years tili vsRy ripe old
age.
kppRnszrNo ma HoNoR
Az ths time l entered the court vas q
lawyer with whose name and fame am
altke anaeqeainsed aud OF whose Arru.
mena could not aateh sufficient 10 in
form me Of lie matter. What. howsver,
beard Of hia periods. liked Amazingly.
The gentleman have references 10 an
peared 10 be IA the neiehborh0oa of 50.
and wore q tweed suit Aad aold-Fimmed
spectaeles. He nav rsoOenizs he poF
trait perhaps Next followed him .
NN@NN+Ne-AA@A 1ANA
EoNa YHLIow MaUsrAoans AID A VAN
nrKB nRARD
Who apparently had for his client q
ship. From What I eoald learn this
fatal and peFAdisas bark" he'd been 10
collision With eamethiae, and nv sunny
haired frtend had taken upon himself
the tesk Of vindloaling her frosn the
charge Of imputed negligence. can
only cav % his discourse that Il proved
very entertaining liatenlne aud included
sueh q wealth Of seA terma and sea
phrases ~ wsald have secommenaesi
him 20 the eracca Of Commodore Trun-
nioh himaelf. when AZ last, after pllot-
Ing his afgumeat through numerous
ehoals and qaickaanaa. he enallv
eroaeAi No keiayed Ais tackle and, in :
metaphysical seass. Weal below. fanny
images are irresistible. and all this tiuae
my attention had been distracted by the
movements u blue coated, heavily
whiskeFed, candy oomplexiored gentle.
man.
A FuScxloSARx on THE couKT,
believe. Whose eeneFai behavior Aaa
depegtmsnt ~ ninaea ne atFtkineiy Of
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